Tropical Storm Kate Halts El Faro Salvage Operation
weekly run between Florida and Puerto Rico, after the captain reported losing propulsion and taking on water. The wreck is sitting in such deep water that it is beyond the reach of divers, so the salvage team is using an underwater sonar device to try to locate the bridge. (Reporting by David Adams; Editing by Jonathan Oatis
Hurricane Fred Strengthens in Eastern Atlantic
. Charleston police closed streets in peninsular Charleston, which is at or slightly above sea level. The torrential rain coincided with "king tides," especially high tides caused by a full moon and expected to last until Wednesday, city officials said. (Reporting by David Adams, Harriet McLeod and Kevin Jose; Editing by Clarence Fernandez Chizu Nomiyama and Jeffrey Benkoe
Tropical Storm Erika Heads for Florida
Republic and northern Haiti, grazing Cuba's east coast as it regains intensity over warm seas in the Bahamas and the Straits of Florida. Erika is likely to weaken "and could even dissipate in the next 12 to 24 hours," the hurricane center said. (Reporting by David Adams and Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Louise Ireland and Lisa Von Ahn
Curtiss-Wright Wins $480m Deal for Navy Subs
continue through 2019. “These submarines remain critically important to our national defense, and our continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives have supported the U.S. Navy in its efforts to contain costs while providing critical resources required by the Navy,” David Adams, chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, said in the statement. "We are very proud to have been awarded these contracts, which continue Curtiss-Wright's long-standing relationship and ongoing support for the U.S. Navy's nuclear powered Virginia Class Submarine program," said
US Forecaster Predicts Below-average Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic Ocean will see a below-average number of hurricanes this season due to cooler seas and a strong El Niño effect, the U.S. government weather forecaster announced on Wednesday. The forecast calls for six to 11 tropical storms this year, with three to six reaching hurricane status, including possibly two major hurricanes with winds reaching at least 111 miles-per-hour (178 kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said at a press conference in New Orleans. (Reporting by David Adams; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Haitian Marine Biologist Wins Environmental Activism Prize
; The other Goldman prize winners for 2015 are from Myanmar, Canada, Scotland, Honduras and Kenya. The prize, created in 1990 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman to encourage environmental protection, has been awarded to activists in more than 80 countries. (Reporting By David Adams; editing by Gunna Dickson
$1.3m in Gold Recovered from 1857 Shipwreck
the personal wealth and belongings of its 477 passengers, most of whom were lost when the ship sank. Historians say the loss of the gold caused a banking panic that contributed to a larger U.S. economic crisis, called the Panic of 1857, that lasted several years. (By Harriet McLeod; Editing by David Adams and David Gregorio
Genetic Yacht Lab Maps Sea Life Looking for Cures
to extinction every six hours. Given that the oceans make up 70 percent of the Earth's surface, Moroz said scientists estimate the ocean could yield 14 to 20 million new compounds. "We not only need to do it in principle, we need to do it fast," he said. (By Barbara Liston; Editing by David Adams and James Dalgleish
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